If one has VS.Net, are there any reasons to look at/use Asp/Matrix? Does it
address some shortcommings in VS.Net or does it simply offer a subset for
free?

06-17-2002, 10:08 PM

Zane Thomas

Re: Web Matrix

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002 17:16:26 -0700, "Ara Ashikian"
<ashikian@structural-concepts.com> wrote:
>If one has VS.Net, are there any reasons to look at/use Asp/Matrix?

It looks to be easier for simple web sites. Other than that I haven't
used it enough to say.

However, there has been much moaning and wringing of hands hereabouts
because using asp.net requires IIS. Not everyone is running w2k server at
home. With the builtin web server in Web Matrix that problem no longer
exists.

Hmmm, I caught my workstation talking to "ibuyspy.com" on port 80 after I
installed this thing. I don't like that.

"Zane Thomas" <zane@mabry.com> wrote in message
news:3d20865d.256847312@news.devx.com...
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2002 17:16:26 -0700, "Ara Ashikian"
> <ashikian@structural-concepts.com> wrote:
>
> >If one has VS.Net, are there any reasons to look at/use Asp/Matrix?
>
> It looks to be easier for simple web sites. Other than that I haven't
> used it enough to say.
>
> However, there has been much moaning and wringing of hands hereabouts
> because using asp.net requires IIS. Not everyone is running w2k server at
> home. With the builtin web server in Web Matrix that problem no longer
> exists.
>
>
> --
> Turn on, tune in, download.
> zane@mvps.org

06-17-2002, 11:47 PM

DonB

Re: Web Matrix

"Patrick Troughton" <Patrick@Troughton.com> wrote in message
news:3d0e997a$1@10.1.10.29...
>
> Has anyone tried installing this on top of VS.NET? If so, any problems?
>
Yes. No. (So far)

06-18-2002, 12:18 AM

Patrick Troughton

Re: Web Matrix

What does Visual Studio .NET offer that isn't in ASP.NET Web Matrix?

Visual Studio .NET is the tool of choice for building professional ASP.NET
Web applications -- and includes many, many features not supported by ASP.NET
Web Matrix. A short list of these additional features include:

Intellisence statement completion support
Debugging support
Class designer and library component compilation support
Source control for multi-developer projects
Support for building Windows Client and NT Service applications
Enterprise Data, Class, XML Schema and Business Process Modelling designers

"Ara Ashikian" <ashikian@structural-concepts.com> wrote:
>If one has VS.Net, are there any reasons to look at/use Asp/Matrix? Does
it
>address some shortcommings in VS.Net or does it simply offer a subset for
>free?
>
>

06-18-2002, 12:22 AM

Patrick Troughton

Re: Web Matrix

Has anyone tried installing this on top of VS.NET? If so, any problems?